Modeling and Fabrication of Solar Updraft Tower and Estimation of Power Generation with Respect to Bangladesh
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Modeling and fabrication of solar updraft tower and estimation of power generation with respect to Bangladesh A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF “MECHANICAL ENGINEERING” IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Submitted By Fayrouz Ayub Student No. 201318013 Arafat Sultan Khan Student No. 201318032 Saarah Akhand Student No. 201318061 Supervised By Lt Col Golam Saklayen Associate professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, MIST DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MILITARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MIST) MIRPUR CANTONMENT, DHAKA January 2017 1 | P a g e Acknowledgements In the name of Allah, the most merciful and the most gracious to whom we submit ourselves with utmost gratitude for granting us such a great opportunity to arrive at this stage of academia with success and honor. The authors sincerely acknowledge and express their profound gratitude to our supervisor Lt Col Golam Saklayen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Military Institute of Science & Technology, for his constant & meticulous supervision, positive criticism, guidance, valuable suggestion and encouragement to carry out this work. We are very grateful to all of our teachers of Department of Mechanical & Production Engineering, Military Institute of Science & Technology as well, for their direct & indirect assistance at different times. We are also grateful to all of the staffs and lab assistants of machine tools lab, measurement and instrumentation lab and workshop of Military Institute of Science & Technology for their help in construction of the project work and give their valuable knowledge and time for completing our experiment. Our thanks also extended to the authority of the University for their Financial Support to complete the project. 2 | P a g e STUDENT DECLARATION This is to certify that the thesis entitled ,“Modeling and fabrication of solar updraft tower and estimation of power generation with respect to Bangladesh” is an outcome of the investigation carried out by the author under the supervision of Lt Col Golam Saklayen, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, MIST. This thesis or any part of it has not been submitted to elsewhere for the award of any other degree or diploma or other similar title or prize. SUBMITTED BY Fayrouz Ayub Student no: 201318013 __________________ Arafat Sultan Khan Saarah Akhand Student no: 201318032 Student no: 201318061 3 | P a g e SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATION This is to certify that Fayrouz Ayub, Student no : 201318013; Arafat Sultan Khan, Student no: 201318032; Saarah Akhand, Student no: 201318061have completed their undergraduate thesis report on “Modeling and fabrication of solar updraft tower and estimation of power generation with respect to Bangladesh” under my supervision. To the best of my knowledge, the report is their original work and was not submitted elsewhere for other purpose. I wish their ever success in life. APPROVED BY ________________ Lt Col Golam Saklayen Associate professor Dept of Mechanical Engineering Millitary Institute of Science and Technology(MIST) 4 | P a g e Abstract: In our studies we focused on area of sourcing, converting and delivering sustainable energy. Concentrating at the potential role of solar power. Power generation through a solar updraft tower (SUT) has been a promising novel approach for sustainable generation of renewable energy. Developing nations are faced with the challenge of industrialization, population increase and urbanization. These changes have stressed energy supply generated from conventional fossil fuel. Conventional sources are insufficient to meet the increasing demand of a developing, industrious nation (e.g. Bangladesh). A solution to adequately generate sustainable amount of energy from a renewable source is quintessential. This solution will support the rapidly increasing population and economic development. Our project plays important role in reducing electricity crisis and forming an essential part of the solution. The electricity generated can be supplied to the national grid and available to the population. This will mean reduced cost for the government in the long run and also will allow the government to reduce its dependency on costly and unsustainable fossil fuel. This cost reduction benefit can be passed on to the public as reduced energy cost or preferably through nationwide energy infrastructure development.This technology will not only help with the energy concern of Bangladesh but also will help to improve the situations of other developing countries alike Bangladesh. All in all this technology will be able to contribute towards a better world and form a part of an integrated ecosystem of sustainable energy technology 5 | P a g e Contents CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 9 1.1 Objective: ......................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 History: ............................................................................................................................. 9 .............................................................................................................................................. 10 1.3 Motivation: ..................................................................................................................... 11 1.4 Description: .................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 General characteristics.................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................. 14 2.1Solar Energy .................................................................................................................... 14 The theoretical area of the small black dots is sufficient to supply the world's total energy needs of 18 TW with solar power. .................................................................................... 17 2.2Solar thermal energy........................................................................................................ 18 2.3 Electricity Production ..................................................................................................... 21 2.4 Design of SUT ................................................................................................................ 25 2.5 History and Evolution of SUT: ....................................................................................... 25 2.6 Efficiency of SUT: ......................................................................................................... 29 CHAPTER 3:THE SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER TECHNICAL CONCEPT ................. 30 CHAPTER 4 :CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN PARAMETER .................................... 32 4.1 MODEL-1 ...................................................................................................................... 32 4.1.1 Components and Material: ...................................................................................... 32 4.1.2.Output Analysis: ...................................................................................................... 32 4.2 Model-2 .......................................................................................................................... 33 4.2.1 Components ............................................................................................................. 33 4.2.2 Materials of components ......................................................................................... 36 CHAPTER 5: EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND DATA ANALYSIS ................................ 37 5.1Experimental method: ..................................................................................................... 37 5.2Calculation: ..................................................................................................................... 37 CHAPTER 6: DISCUSSIONS ............................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER7: PROSPECT OF SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER IN BANGLADESH ......... 53 7.1 Geographic profile of Bangladesh .................................................................................. 53 7.2 The climate of Bangladesh ............................................................................................. 54 7.3 Availability of solar energy in Bangladesh .................................................................... 55 7.4 Solar energy available areas ........................................................................................... 60 6 | P a g e 7.5 Limitations Bangladesh may face in building up a solar tower power plant and there remedies................................................................................................................................ 61 7.5.1 Limitations :............................................................................................................. 61 7.5.2 Possible Remedies ................................................................................................... 62 7.6 Prospect of solar updraft tower power plant ................................................................... 62 CHAPTER8: SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER POWER PLANT AROUND THE WORLD .................................................................................................................................